Archived Grant Opportunity View - GO2185

Background

NHMRC e-ASIA JRP scheme will support Australian participation and collaboration in leading international collaborative research through the e-ASIA Joint Research Program (e-ASIA JRP). The Joint Research Program formulates and supports international joint research projects in the East Asia region.

The e-ASIA JRP selects research projects through an open call for proposals. Fields of cooperation are decided among the e-ASIA participating member organisations and funding is for up to three years.

Eligible Topics

NHMRC is supporting Australian researchers for the following research topics in the e-ASIA JRP health research 8th joint call:

• Infectious Diseases
• Antimicrobial and multi-drug resistance
• Cancer

Further information on the e-ASIA JRP 8th Health Call is available from the e-ASIA website: http://www.the-easia.org/jrp/

Applications will only be accepted from NHMRC approved Administering Institutions. A list of NHMRC approved Administering Institutions and NHMRC’s Administering Institution policy are available on NHMRC’s website. 

https://nhmrc.gov.au/funding/manage-your-funding/nhmrcs-administering-institutions

Applications must satisfy all the requirements set out in the NHMRC e-ASIA Joint Research Program Grants 2019 Guidelines.

Applications will be excluded from consideration if the following eligibility requirements are not met:

• There must be a minimum of three member organisations participating in a call topic.
• Applications specific to each participating member organisation must be completed by the Chief Investigator A (CIA) in their country (e.g. Australian CIA submit to NHMRC while the Japanese CIA submit to Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development).

Three (3) years

$3,000,000.00

Applications must also be approved through the e-ASIA JRP process to be eligible for funding from NHMRC.

Applications must be submitted electronically using NHMRC’s online Research Grants Management System (RGMS) unless otherwise advised by NHMRC.

A complete NHMRC e-ASIA JRP Scheme application must consist of the following:

• Completion of Parts A and B of the application form;
• The relevant information in the applicants RGMS Profile;
• The uploaded PDF document containing your Research Proposal; and
• A PDF copy of the e-ASIA common application form. The Lead Principal Investigator of the collaborative project is required to submit a common application form to the e-ASIA Program Secretariat.

The joint application form can be found on the e-ASIA website: http://www.the-easia.org/jrp/

Minimum data must be entered into NHMRC’s granting system by 17:00 AEDT on 3 April 2019.

Value of individual grants will be pro rata based on the number of successful applications.